אדון

Hebrew

Etymology

Perhaps related to דִּין‎ (dín, “law”). Compare Ugaritic 𐎀𐎄𐎚 (ảdt, “lady”).

Noun

אָדוֹן • (adón) m (plural indefinite אֲדוֹנִים‎, singular construct אֲדוֹן־, plural construct אֲדוֹנֵי־‎)

  1. lord
  2. (preceding a man's name) Mr.

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

  • גְּבֶרֶת‎ (g'véret)

See also

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew אָדוֹן‎ (adón, “lord”).

Noun

אדון • (adoyn) m

  1. (my) lord; mister (title)

Synonyms

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